Mary Fedden OBE RA In the later years of a richly creative life, Mary Fedden RA was probably the most widely loved British artist of her time. Her art delights in the particularities of things: the longitudinal stripes of a marrow or a melon, the hidden symmetries of a cut apple or lemon, the markings of cats, birds, butterflies, eggs and seashells, the hues and luminosities of lily, daffodil, polyanthus and poppy. It is clear from Fedden’s own account that the most important influence on her painting was the constant personal, creative and critical presence of Julian Trevelyan whom she married in 1951. The notecards feature the paintings: Red Still Life, 1988 and Purple Table, 1986.